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Media Release
News Release No. 28
For Immediate Release: December 30, 2013
40-YEAR STATE POLICE VETERAN APPOINTED
DIRECTOR OF FIELD OPERATIONS
RICHMOND, Va. – Effective Dec. 25, 2013, Major George L. Daniels Jr., was promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel and appointed Bureau Director of the Virginia State Police Bureau of Field Operations
(BFO). Daniels takes the place of retiring Lt. Colonel Eugene A. Stockton who has served as the BFO Bureau
Director for the past decade.
Daniels, a Charlotte County, Va., native, joined the Virginia State Police in 1973.
Upon graduation from the State Police Academy, his first patrol assignment as a
Trooper was South Hill. As he progressed through the ranks, Daniels was
assigned to the Appomattox BFO Division Headquarters in Appomattox, the
Lynchburg Area Office, the Vansant Area Office, and Charlottesville Area Office.
In 1993, he was promoted to lieutenant and assigned to the Personnel Division
and then transferred to the Training Division to serve as second in command of
the Academy. In 2000, he achieved the rank of captain and served as the
Division Commander for the Criminal Intelligence Division in the Bureau of
Criminal Investigation (BCI). As captain, he also served at the Chesapeake BFO
Division Headquarters and later as the Promotional Administrator in the Department’s Bureau of Administrative
and Support Services (BASS). Daniels was promoted to major in 2005 with his appointment to the position of
BFO Deputy Director.
Daniels, 62, is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) having earned a bachelor’s degree in
administration of justice and a master’s degree in criminal justice administration. He is also a graduate of the
Police Administration Training Program at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., the Commonwealth
Management Institute (CMI) and the Virginia Executive Institute (VEI). He has also received more than 45
commendations and recognitions during his tenure with state police to include the American Red Cross
Lifesaving Award, the American Legion Citation of Meritorious Service, and a Virginia State Police
Superintendent’s Award of Merit.
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“Lt. Colonel Daniels’ impeccable background, 40 years of invaluable experience and
service to the Commonwealth, and extraordinary dedication to his mission as a state police employee make
him more than qualified and deserving of this appointment,” said Colonel W. Steven Flaherty, Virginia State
Police Superintendent. “We also extend our sincere appreciation to Lt. Colonel Stockton for his 37 years with
the Department, and commend him for his esteemed leadership and accomplishments achieved during the
course of his state police and military careers.”
Retiring Jan. 1, 2014, Lt. Colonel Stockton, 64, concludes a distinguished
career of accommodations and firsts. Stockton joined the Virginia State
Police in 1975. During his 37 years with the Department, he has served in
many capacities including Training Officer at the Academy and Director of
the Professional Standards Unit (PSU). Over the years, he was also
assigned to the Department’s Recruitment Unit and served as first sergeant
of the Buckingham Area Office. His first patrol assignment as a trooper was
in Richmond. With Stockton’s appointment to lieutenant colonel in 2003, he
became the Department’s first African-American to achieve the executivelevel rank. He also became state police’s first African-American Division Commander when appointed in 2000
to the rank of captain of the PSU.
Stockton has associate’s degrees from John Tyler Community College and St. Leo’s University. He also
graduated St. Leo’s University with a bachelor’s degree in criminology and VCU with a master’s degree in
administration of justice. In addition to his years of service with state police, the Fluvanna County resident is
retired from the Virginia Army National Guard as a Brigadier General. He served for seven years with the U.S.
Marine Corps, including a combat tour in Vietnam.
The BFO Director oversees the majority of the Department’s uniformed personnel and is responsible for 1,786
sworn and civilian employees. Troopers under the Director’s command are responsible for patrolling over
64,000 miles of state roadways and interstate highways. In coordination with the BFO Division Commanders
and other law enforcement agencies, the Director is responsible for all aspects of highway safety, traffic law
enforcement, aviation support, emergency medical evacuation, crime prevention, uniform law enforcement
support to local agencies, and coordination of law enforcement in civil disturbances and disasters.
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